Glassboro man arrested for attempting to sell grenade launcher

GLASSBORO -- A Glassboro man was in the process of selling a grenade launcher to an undercover state trooper when he was taken into custody, authorities said today.

The arrest happened Thursday in the parking lot of a Glassboro bowling alley.

State police said 50-year-old Horace Dixon Jr. was offering to sell a 37mm projectile launcher with ammunition. They said he sold powerful assault weapons to the same undercover officer on three previous occasions.

Members of a joint state-federal task force said they discovered additional weapons in a search of Dixon's home.

He's charged with illegal possession and sale of assault weapons and is being held at the Gloucester County Jail in lieu of $75,000 bail. Police did not know if he has retained a lawyer.